Coupling Bolungarvík Shrinking West-fjords

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COUPLING BOLUNGARVÍK SHRINKING WEST-FJORDS



WEST-FJORDS REGION

REYKJAVÍK

Bolungarvík Suðureyri Flateyri

Bæir Melgreseyri Nauteyri Arngerðareyri

Garðstaðir Reykjanes

This photobook documents the shrinking effects in various places in the West-fjords region Iceland. Wether it abandoned telecommunication station, abandoned farms, cementaries (cars & people), closed recording studio, desolated pier or emty houses in the still existing towns. Photographs taken by Pétur Blöndal Magnason during study trip, March 2012 Thanks to my father Magni, my travelling partner



ARNGERÐAREYRI FORMER COMMUNICATION & RESIDENTIAL HOUSING FOR THE FAGRANES FERRY OPERATOR









REYKJANES BOARDING SCHOOL CLOSED IN 1996





GARÐSTAÐIR FARM TURNED INTO CAR CEMENTARY



NAUTEYRI FORMER AGRICULTURAL LAND



FAGRANES FERRY PIER MELGRASEYRI



MELGRASEYRI ABANDONED FARM IN 2002



BÆIR SNJÁFJALLASTRÖND ABANDONED FARM & SUMMER HOUSES



SUÐUREYRI DEMOLITION OF A RESIDENTIAL HOUSING





THE TANK - SUÐUREYRI



ORIGINALLY A COD LIVER TANK WAS RENOVATED INTO A RECORDING STUDIO CLOSED IN 2010





FISHERMENS CEMENTARY LOCATED BETWEEN ÍSAFJÖRÐUR & BOLUNGARVÍK



BOLUNGARVÍK ALL THE FIVE BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN UNOCCUPIED FOR YEARS










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